DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/04/2025    Duedate: 03/03/2025

ILLIS ARENA

DM 59    TURN 438

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

STARFISH
ISLANDERS (247)
(59-3232) [21-23-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

12 STONES                      DJANGO
CHAPEL ROCK (287)              FAR TRAVELERS (337)
(59-3078) [32-14-0,118]        (59-3335) [4-3-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SKARP-HEDIN                    AGAIN AND AGAIN
ISLE OF SKYE (58)              BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-2159) [17-23-2,84]         (59-3312) [11-5-0,64]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HANGOVERS (265)               54 
2. ISLANDERS (247)               37    TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
3. OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)         35    Unchartered Team
4. CHAPEL ROCK (287)             15 
5. TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)       10    OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   17  10  1 63.0   1/ 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    9  6 0
 2/ 1 HANGOVERS (265)          320 201 24 61.4   2/ 6 HANGOVERS (265)           7  5 0
 3/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      98  65  5 60.1   3/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         7  5 0
 4/ 3 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        426 313 18 57.6   4/ 3*FAR TRAVELERS (337)       5  7 0
 5/ 4 ISLE OF SKYE (58)        289 251 17 53.5   5/ 2 ISLE OF SKYE (58)         5 10 0
 6/ 5 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   321 311 13 50.8   6/ 7 ISLANDERS (247)           4  5 0
 7/ 0*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)      2   2  0 50.0   7/ 0*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     2  2 0
 8/ 6 ISLANDERS (247)          616 780 20 44.1   8/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      2  2 0
 9/ 7*FAR TRAVELERS (337)        7  16  0 30.4   9/ 0 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   1  0 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ILLIS?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  HANGOVERS turned their 4-0-0 turn into a 
2nd place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on 
hit lists.  Now let's all watch CHAPEL ROCK's heads swell from their 3-1-0 this turn. 
Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see MY FAIR LADY win a fight and gain 18 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, MY 
FAIR LADY beat HERMIT and HERMIT lost 13 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's 
out with the old, in with the new, as STARFISH takes the Title and last week's bar 
tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but why 
am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, ILLIS?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  ILLIS, 
I am losing what little hope I had in you.  BASHAHOLICS ANON the most avoided team?  
What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was ISLE OF SKYE.  Ha ha ha ha!  
D'ARTAGNAN was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  And we have JAR OF CLAY in a challenge, going down 13 
points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought JAR OF CLAY showed great skill and 
promise when it won victory over D'ARTAGNAN.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big 
deal!   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for ILLIS' 
morgue.  More variety.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is 
developing these kinds of weapons?   
     There's got to be a better place in ILLIS to get a drink than The Dripping 
Blade!  Any suggestions?  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you have 
too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, 
you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STARFISH 3232                21  23  0 112         ISLANDERS (247)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 12 STONES 3078               32  14  0 118         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
 JAR OF CLAY 3046             31  19  1 115         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
-BOBBING CORPSE 3162          12   4  1 103         BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      
 I CAN QUIT 3269              17  13  1  99         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 GREYHOUND 3219               10   4  2  93         HANGOVERS (265)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKARP-HEDIN 2159             17  23  2  84         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 PURPLE HAZE 3165             12   7  0  84         HANGOVERS (265)           
 MOSCOW MULE 3263              7   4  0  75         HANGOVERS (265)           
 ZAK STORM 3227                7   3  0  68         BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      
 SUPPORT GROUP 3255           15  18  0  67         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312         11   5  0  64         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 DAY WALKER 3209               7   3  0  57         BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEACHCOMBER 3296              9  14  0  54         ISLANDERS (247)           
 THORUNDR 2654                14  10  1  53         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 DJANGO 3335                   4   3  0  42         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 IN SECRET 3324                8   0  0  40         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    
 IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322       6   4  0  39         BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MY FAIR LADY 3309             1   4  0  32         HANGOVERS (265)           
 TOBIUS 3342                   2   1  0  30         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 EXODUS 3297                   6  11  0  29         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         
-FALSE IDOL 3311               2   2  0  26         CHAPEL ROCK (287)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NELLIE 3356                   1   0  0  15         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
 TANGY 3355                    1   0  0  13         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     
 MURTAGH 3332                  2   5  0  11         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HERMIT 3344                   3   1  0  10         ISLE OF SKYE (58)         
 SNARKNADO 3343                1   0  0  10         TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   
 DEACON FROST 3323             1   2  0   8         BOOK OF THOMAS (317)      
 LOVELESS 3347                 1   2  0   5         FAR TRAVELERS (337)       
 BEACHCOMBER 3350              0   2  0   2         ISLANDERS (247)           
 WRASSY 3353                   0   1  0   1         OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)     

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LEAFBELLE 3352          0  1 0 OF WOLF & PIXIE 338  STONE GOLEM            438 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LEAFBELLE was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
JAR OF CLAY unbelievably bested D'ARTAGNAN in a 3 minute expert's Challenge battle.
SKARP-HEDIN was defeated by GREYHOUND in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
12 STONES was bested by STARFISH in a 5 minute veteran's Title fight.
I CAN QUIT savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody competition.
JUDAS PRIEST vanquished ZAK STORM in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
PURPLE HAZE overpowered DAY WALKER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SUPPORT GROUP was savagely defeated by MOSCOW MULE in a action packed 3 minute melee.
AGAIN AND AGAIN viciously subdued DJANGO in a popular 3 minute gruesome duel.
THORUNDR won victory over TOBIUS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BEACHCOMBER narrowly defeated IT'S NOT A PROBLEM in a popular 3 minute melee.
IN SECRET overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
EXODUS outwaited MURTAGH in a unpopular 15 minute conflict.
MY FAIR LADY demolished HERMIT in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DEACON FROST beat BEACHCOMBER in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.
LOVELESS was overpowered by NELLIE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
SNARKNADO vanquished WRASSY in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
TANGY devastated MINI-PUMPKIN in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW        24 -  15 -  1      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   5 -  1      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  23 -  0      51  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  10 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  25 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 438 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         4 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  5         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      12 STONES 3078             32  14  0  118 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
BASHING ATTACK   I CAN QUIT 3269            17  13  1   99 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
STRIKING ATTACK  GREYHOUND 3219             10   4  2   93 HANGOVERS (265)
AIMED BLOW       PURPLE HAZE 3165           12   7  0   84 HANGOVERS (265)
LUNGING ATTACK   MOSCOW MULE 3263            7   4  0   75 HANGOVERS (265)
PARRY-STRIKE     DAY WALKER 3209             7   3  0   57 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
WALL OF STEEL    THORUNDR 2654              14  10  1   53 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SKARP-HEDIN 2159.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312.  The ten other most popular fighters were MOSCOW MULE 
3263, BEACHCOMBER 3296, LEAFBELLE 3352, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322, I CAN QUIT 3269, 
DEACON FROST 3323, SKARP-HEDIN 2159, GREYHOUND 3219, STARFISH 3232, and PURPLE HAZE 
3165.

The least popular fighter this week was EXODUS 3297.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MURTAGH 3332, WRASSY 3353, BEACHCOMBER 3350, HERMIT 3344, SUPPORT GROUP 
3255, DAY WALKER 3209, ZAK STORM 3227, 12 STONES 3078, LOVELESS 3347, and IN SECRET 
3324.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

JAR OF CLAY (59-3046) CHAPEL ROCK (287)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

D'ARTAGNAN (59-2174) ISLE OF SKYE (58)
JUDAS PRIEST (59-2506) CHAPEL ROCK (287)